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Initial Growth of Number of Subscibers of CCL
In the early years of CCL, initial growth in both the number of subscribers
had been very rapid, proving that the services
provided by CCL have filled a great, otherwise unmet need. When Web
gained popularity, the numbers eventually reached a plateau because
many participants decided to browse messages via convenient
Web interface
rather than receive a copy of each message via e-mail. This is also
encouraged by the fact that one does not need to be subscribed to be able
to post to CCL. Anyone can send and distribute message to CCL provided that
the message is related to the mission of the list. The WEB traffic is now a
primary way to read messages posted to CCL. Moreover, many larger
organizations distribute CCL internally. They receive a single copy
of the message and distribute it to many local subscribers withing
the company.
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